text_original: Obliged at last to leave Alemannia, Columban crossed the Alps into Italy, and found his way to the Court of Agilulf, the Lombard king, whose wife, Theodelinda of Bavaria, had already done much to bring Christianity to the Lom  72 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE Bobbio bards. Agilulf gave Columban some land at Bobbio in the Apennines ; and there he built a monastery which became a great missionary centre for the conversion of the Lombards from Arianism.
text_transcription: OBLIGED AT LAST TO LEAVE ALAMAGNIA COLUMBAN CROSSED THE ALPS INTO ITALY AND FOUND HIS WAY TO THE COURT OF AGALOF THE LOMBARD KING WHOSE WIFE THEO DE LINDA OF BAVARIA HAD ALREADY DONE MUCH TO BRING CHRISTIANITY TO THE LOMBARDS AGOLOPE GAVE COLUMBAN SOME LAND AT BOBBIO AND THE APENNINES AND THERE HE BUILT A MONASTERY WHICH BECAME A GREAT MISSIONARY CENTRE FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE LOMBARDS FROM AUREANISM
phonemes: əblˈaɪdʒd æt lˈæst tə lˈiːv ɐlɪmˈæniə, kˈɑːlʌmbən kɹˈɔst ðɪ ˈælps ˌɪntʊ ˈɪɾəli, ænd fˈaʊnd hɪz wˈeɪ tə ðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv ˈædʒɪlˌʌlf, ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹd kˈɪŋ, hˌuːz wˈaɪf, θiːədɪlˈɪndə ʌv bɐvˈɛɹiə, hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi dˈʌn mˈʌtʃ tə bɹˈɪŋ kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi tə ðə lˈɑːm sˈɛvənti tˈuː ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp bˈɑːbɪˌoʊ bˈɑːɹdz. ˈædʒɪlˌʌlf ɡˈeɪv kˈɑːlʌmbən sˌʌm lˈænd æt bˈɑːbɪˌoʊ ɪnðɪ ˈæpənˌaɪnz ; ænd ðɛɹ hiː bˈɪlt ɐ mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi sˈɛntɚ fɚðə kənvˈɜːʒən ʌvðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz fɹʌm ˈɛɹiənˌɪzəm.